Discover some of the most superb, unexplored scenery in Europe : the lofty peaks of the Carpathian Mountains; the dense, wild forests of Transylvania; the immense gorges of Zarnesti.

Explore dense pine and beech forests still inhabited by the Carpathian brown bear, wolves, deer, wild boar, and the rare lynx – more than a third of the European populations of large carnivores still roam the Romanian forests.

Situated in the heart of Transylvania, Zarnesti is the main gateway in the north to the Piatra Craiului National Park.

Zarnesti was also the center of an international research project, the Carpathian Large Carnivore Project, whose aim was to create a model area in the surroundings of the Piatra Craiului National Park.